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Brownfield expansion will give us 1,700 beds: Fortis Healthcare MD & CEO

Now that we have strength in our balance sheet, we can go for inorganic expansion, too, in markets where we are already present, says Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, MD & CEO of Fortis Healthcare

Growing fertility treatment market set to see spike in M&A activity

M&A activity is set to increase in this space, feels industry, and more partnerships between organised players and mom-and-pop shops is in store

Rajnath Singh stresses on need for comprehensive health at NAMS event

Highlighting health as a key element in the development of any nation, Rajnath Singh said the overall development of the country is possible only if its citizens are healthy

Procter & Gamble raises full-year sales forecast on higher pricing

The Tide detergent maker's shares rose 1% in premarket trading

KKR to invest in consumer retail, healthcare and tech firms, says Co-CEO

PE firm, which is sitting on a $100 billion cash pile, is also keen to participate in PSU bank privatisation

'India believes in democratized access to all digital health solutions'

The Minister added that the side event will explore the transformative potential of digital health and innovations that can help achieve Universal Health Coverage

Results preview: India business to put a spring in pharma's step

Hospitals to recover from sluggish Q3; diagnostics' growth rate at pre-Covid levels

Covid patients more at risk of hospital-associated infections: Study

People admitted to hospital for the treatment of Covid-19 are likely to have a higher incidence of healthcare associated infections, finds a study

Superheated storms increasingly affect people's health, say experts

"Seafood can be poisoned by silt and wastewater runoff into the sea; flooded housing can become contaminated and moldy; and the mental health impacts of storms are often hidden and underestimated"

Unique model of Ganga Ram hospital should be replicated across India: DU VC

The unique model of functioning of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here should be replicated all over India, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said on Thursday. He attended the 68th Founder's Day celebrations at the premises of the hospital which was set up in Delhi in 1950s. The original Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was established in Lahore in 1921. "I have seen this hospital very closely as a patient, attendant and visitor. I am pleasantly surprised and happy to know that all consultants of this hospital contribute 20 per cent of their earnings back to the hospital. "It needs real dedication and commitment to run good healthcare institutions like Sir Ganga Ram Hospital," a statement issued by the hospital quoting Singh said. In his address as the chief guest, he urged healthcare institutions to show kindness, passion and goodness towards the poor who get neglected. "Contribution and growth of healthcare and education sectors is most important in growth of India's GDP. I firml

Hospitals conduct Covid mock drills as positivity rate nears 7%

As of Sunday, Kerala topped the list of Covid cases with the number crossing more than 12,000. Other states with high case counts include Maharashtra and Delhi

KKR's $2 Billion Max Healthcare Deal Is Just The Beginning. Here is The Next $100 Billion Play.

By Taponeel Mukherjee & Poornima Vardhan

Minister underlines need to develop indigenous solutions to health issues

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday stressed on the need for using diverse Indian data to develop indigenous solutions to the country's medical and health issues. Addressing 'Thyrocon-2023' here, he also said in just a span of two years, India could produce two DNA vaccines and one nasal vaccine and provide them to 130 countries to fight the coronavirus "We thank Prime Minister Modi who for the first time brought preventive health care into focus in the country which was not taken care of for the last 70 years," Singh said at the event organised by the Jammu Doctor's Foundation in association with the Department of Endocrinology, Government Super Speciality Hospital, Jammu. Flagging two issues, the minister of state in the prime minister's office said the first is the shift from clinical medicine teaching due to increasing diagnostic capabilities. "Now, the clinical details are inferred after obtaining the test reports," Singh said. The second issue is of Indian research, Ind

Rajasthan healthcare model should be implemented across country: Congress

The Congress on Friday claimed the healthcare model of Rajasthan is being studied the world over and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emulate the state's Chiranjeevi scheme and Right to Health initiative across the country. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and Rajasthan Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said at a press conference at the party headquarters here that the Chiranjeevi scheme helped a large number of people during the COVID-19 period as they did not have to spend even a single penny on their treatment in hospitals. Khera said there is an atmosphere of celebrations in the state as this scheme has touched so many lives and the "Rajasthan model" is being talked about all over the world and has become a subject of research abroad. He claimed that today the situation is such that the people of Gujarat are getting their treatment done in Rajasthan. Rajasthan Health Minister Meena said today people are getting free treatment up to Rs 25 lakh in Rajasthan. He said this ha

More people adopting preventive healthcare post-Covid, say experts

With rising prevalence of lifestyle conditions, chronic and non-communicable diseases pertaining to lifestyle and changing environmental conditions, more people are adopting the preventive healthcare

Highest single day rise of Covid cases in India in 163 days: Govt data

While doctors have said that cases are milder, an increased number of infections are being seen among health workers

Indian study shows how Covid accelerates progression of dementia

In addition, the team found that irrespective of patients' previous dementia types, the line of demarcation between different types of dementia became remarkably blurry post-Covid

We can raise money in our new venture firms in future, says Lupin MD

In a digital health venture, I would love to go into areas where we have equity with doctors. Respiratory is one area where I am very interested in, says Nilesh Gupta, MD, Lupin

All our innovations have a bit of India in them: Siemens Healthineers CTO

In a Q&A, Peter Schardt talks about the Rs 1,300 crore campus his company is setting up in India, and dwells on the firm's plans in the country

Healthy kids, adolescents may no longer need Covid shots, says WHO

Older people and higher-risk groups - including those with underlying conditions - should get Covid boosters between six and 12 months after their last injections